S 1919 - Amends Rules for Legislature - New York Key Vote
Dave Valesky voted Yea (Passage) on this Constitutional Amendment.
Timeline
- Senate Amendment Adopted
- Jan. 19, 2011
- Referred to Committee
- Jan. 19, 2011
- Introduced
- Jan. 14, 2011
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Title: Amends Rules for Legislature
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that requires a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers to change state tax rates.
Highlights:
- Requires a two-thirds majority vote in both the Senate and House chambers to pass any bill that "increases, extends, imposes, or revives any tax, fee, assessment, surcharge or any other such levy" (Sec. 1).
Title: Amends Rules for Legislature
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NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES MAJORITY APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER IN TWO SUCCESSIVE SESSIONS. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BECOME ENACTED.